<p>Anyone knows anything about laptop requirements for engineering students? Should I buy my laptop on Wal-mart? Btw, I am an international student.</p>
<p>The laptop requirements are here:</p>
<p>[Computer</a> Recommendation](<a href=“http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/TransIT/ComputerRecommendation.aspx]Computer”>http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/TransIT/ComputerRecommendation.aspx)</p>
<p>For questions about specifically purchasing a laptop, such as where you should buy one and how powerful it needs to be, I’d recommend going to the College Computers board. There’s a lot of great information there that will probably answer most of your questions.</p>
<p>[College</a> Computers - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/]College”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/)</p>
<p>Is there any place on campus that sells computers/software to Vandy students or are we pretty much on our own with this?</p>
<p>The Bookstore sells hardware and software. However, I would not really encourage buying from them as it is way overpriced. There’s an Office Depot across from Towers too.</p>
<p>Is it possible to get my laptop fixed easily if I dont buy a Dell one from Vandy? Btw, what do you guys think about a Mac for engineering ?</p>
<p>Not sure about getting a non Dell fixed as I had one through the school. I would think it would be like getting one fixed if you weren’t at Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Personally, I wouldn’t want a Mac for engineering but I know some people that had them.</p>
<p>Macs can be inconvenient for engineers. Not that they aren’t powerful, but you just don’t want to have to struggle with compatability issues. Or, run Windows on the MacOS. Probably a pretty viable solution if you’re an Apple chromie, but even then, you can still run into issues with formatting and performance.</p>